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  1. Comment on My relationship feels like it's collapsing and I don't know what to do in ~life

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    Yeah, fair enough. Frankly, I was mostly curious about what people's partners tendencies say about Tiles posters. I don't think that I specified women in an effort to see whether these things...

    Yeah, fair enough. Frankly, I was mostly curious about what people's partners tendencies say about Tiles posters. I don't think that I specified women in an effort to see whether these things crossed the divide.

    Offside on my part - I probably shouldn't have been so casual in my curiousity in a thread where the topic is pretty serious.

    Lesson learned.

    2 votes
  2. Comment on Resist and Unsubscribe in ~society

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    I sail the seas for most everything and shop used for everything else. If you're a creator who I know isn't under a big banner, I'll pay ya. For everybody else, go fuck yourself ;) That all said,...

    I sail the seas for most everything and shop used for everything else. If you're a creator who I know isn't under a big banner, I'll pay ya.

    For everybody else, go fuck yourself ;)

    That all said, I'd love to stop shopping on Amazon but it's impossible.

    1 vote
  3. Comment on My relationship feels like it's collapsing and I don't know what to do in ~life

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    To OP, that sounds like a tough situation and there's some excellent advice that I've seen here. To Tildes, I'd really like to run a poll for users here that asks: Does your partner have anxiety?...

    To OP, that sounds like a tough situation and there's some excellent advice that I've seen here.

    To Tildes, I'd really like to run a poll for users here that asks:

    • Does your partner have anxiety?
    • Do they knit or crochet?
    • Are they generally messier and less organized than you are?

    From there, we'd examine whether people on a tiny, backwater forum in a small corner of the internet are just... The same person?? I'm seeing a lot of trends in the responses here, ones that are all too familiar in my life.

    3 votes
  4. Comment on Catherine O’Hara - legendary actress dead at 71 in ~movies

  5. Comment on Catherine O’Hara - legendary actress dead at 71 in ~movies

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    Haha - and on that day, two unique paths were trodden. I saw it like I saw other Red Dwarf and other British tv shows on public access networks. Boring, overly talky and in the case of Are You...

    Haha - and on that day, two unique paths were trodden.

    I saw it like I saw other Red Dwarf and other British tv shows on public access networks. Boring, overly talky and in the case of Are You Being Served, they were always sitting around that damned table.

    To be fair, I was absolutely looking for more transformers and Dragon Ball than I was Frog and Toad at the time. Maybe that's why it was on past my bedtime.

    1 vote
  6. Comment on Catherine O’Hara - legendary actress dead at 71 in ~movies

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    Donald Trump provoked me to watch Home Alone 2 last week and in addition to the reminder that it's a perfect film in most every way (minus the dummy at the hotel), I was so blown away by how well...

    Donald Trump provoked me to watch Home Alone 2 last week and in addition to the reminder that it's a perfect film in most every way (minus the dummy at the hotel), I was so blown away by how well she nails the role. She's got this Cruella De Ville meets Sally Field in Stepmom thing going on and I'm here for it. What a tightrope to walk -- the kind of slapstick comedy meets heartfelt moments that the whole show does so so well.

    Also, that soundtrack has been living rent free in my head as a traditional Christmas song for ages. I had no idea it was created just for Home Alone. So magical.

    6 votes
  7. Comment on Catherine O’Hara - legendary actress dead at 71 in ~movies

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    What a wild show. The show Are You Being Served came on right after (if YTV memory serves), and that was absolutely a reason to go right to bed after Maniac Mansion.

    What a wild show. The show Are You Being Served came on right after (if YTV memory serves), and that was absolutely a reason to go right to bed after Maniac Mansion.

    2 votes
  8. Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative

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    Small joys are the best joys! A happy maker-journey to you!

    Small joys are the best joys! A happy maker-journey to you!

    3 votes
  9. Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative

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    Please do! My favourite thing is seeing a visual for how people's brains work :D

    Please do! My favourite thing is seeing a visual for how people's brains work :D

    2 votes
  10. Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative

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    Thanks!! I'm looking forward to the day -- unless it eat me before then :D

    Thanks!! I'm looking forward to the day -- unless it eat me before then :D

    2 votes
  11. Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative

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    Haha thanks -- It's been a meandering journey trying to find a cohesive style for it, but what I've landed on feels very 80's anime mecha-cockpit meets retro futurism (As I have a panel of old...

    Haha thanks -- It's been a meandering journey trying to find a cohesive style for it, but what I've landed on feels very 80's anime mecha-cockpit meets retro futurism (As I have a panel of old CRTs and Vectorscopes on either side of the chair). It sounds crazy because it is hahah

    It's all Launchbox, and the coolest thing is that the plug-in Third Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgGmJ87qOoU) which allows you to target different game information (banners, advertisements, videos) to each screen. It works quite seamlessly and so far, I'm super impressed.

    1 vote
  12. Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative

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    Beauty - I'd be curious to see a visual of the branching pathways or any supporting visuals that you've created in order to get a sense for the big picture!

    Beauty - I'd be curious to see a visual of the branching pathways or any supporting visuals that you've created in order to get a sense for the big picture!

    2 votes
  13. Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative

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    I'm expecting to receive acrylic prints for my home arcade this week which is exciting. Here's a test print of the bottom portion of the control panel that they completed the week before and a...

    I'm expecting to receive acrylic prints for my home arcade this week which is exciting. Here's a test print of the bottom portion of the control panel that they completed the week before and a design file of both layers together.

    Print sample: https://postimg.cc/XZZN5t7q
    Control panel design: https://i.postimg.cc/K8ZgcNP2/Artboard-1.png

    We've made some changes since then, but the goal is to have an addressable lighting array inside the control panel that shines through select parts of the print job. From there, the light strings will work their way up through tubes behind each monitor and along the ceiling and walls of the long hallway it lives in.

    3D render of the arcade: https://i.postimg.cc/htS74rLK/Seat-lightcables-inside.png
    Multiple screens: https://postimg.cc/623Sj4mV

    For those who aren't acquainted, the the arcade building is a group of people who conservatively approach design and are pretty quick to jab people who make unconventional choices in design. After building 3 semi-conventional machines, I figured "Fuck it, I want to make something crazy" and here it is. It's a wall-sized unit that's meant to serve all possible play styles, give seizures when asked for and act as an archivist's wet dream when it comes to presenting supporting ads, videos and other memorabilia from old games.

    I'm excited to make a big post here once it's all done.

    5 votes
  14. Comment on Matt Damon says Netflix wants movies to restate the 'plot three or four times in the dialogue' because viewers are on 'their phones while they're watching' in ~movies

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    Meh, I was for me with Stranger Things. It knew what it needed to be - a throwback popcorn flick with an emotional ground and plenty of nostalgia bait. The formula has run its course, but on many...

    Meh, I was for me with Stranger Things. It knew what it needed to be - a throwback popcorn flick with an emotional ground and plenty of nostalgia bait. The formula has run its course, but on many fronts, ST pioneered it for the Netflix generation.

  15. Comment on Minnesota proved MAGA wrong (gifted link) in ~society

  16. Comment on Minnesota proved MAGA wrong (gifted link) in ~society

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    Glad to hear it. As a Canadian, The Atlantic stands out for me as the best of what intellectual, editorial America can offer. A subscription to this magazine is the least I can do to support the...

    Glad to hear it. As a Canadian, The Atlantic stands out for me as the best of what intellectual, editorial America can offer. A subscription to this magazine is the least I can do to support the democracy to the south.

    8 votes
  17. Comment on Minnesota proved MAGA wrong (gifted link) in ~society

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    I understood that Lockjaw reference and it scared me even more.

    I understood that Lockjaw reference and it scared me even more.

    4 votes
  18. Comment on Minnesota proved MAGA wrong (gifted link) in ~society

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    An inspiring account of Minnesotan resilience, community organizing, anti-ICE tactics and real results. My favourite: "Bovino is sent back to California with his long coat between his legs"...

    An inspiring account of Minnesotan resilience, community organizing, anti-ICE tactics and real results.

    My favourite: "Bovino is sent back to California with his long coat between his legs"

    Hopefully the gift link works.

    27 votes
  19. Comment on Federal officers kill another citizen in Minneapolis, National Guard activated in ~society

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    A reminder to everyone to pay for news you trust. Journalists are also ok the ground and their news desks are putting their necks out everytime they publish. And it doesn't all happen for free....

    A reminder to everyone to pay for news you trust.

    Journalists are also ok the ground and their news desks are putting their necks out everytime they publish.

    And it doesn't all happen for free.

    Stay safe and fight for what matters, American friends.

    16 votes